The country's 2-million-plus home care workers have been waiting a whole year now for President Obama to make good on his promise to grant them…
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Christmas Eve is with us and Christmas Day will follow. Most of us will observe the holidays in one way or another. I can…
1. RAY, a slender man of eighty-two, his white hair sparse, gazes out the bus window at the passing fields. He is lost in thought,…
How exceptional is the U.S.A.? Shall we count the ways? It is definitely exceptional that we can expect, on a regular basis, guys with multiple…
There are well over 600 Aesop's Fables. Some are well known. Some are obscure. Here are a few of them. We'll give you the fable,…
This photo was posted on The Other 98%'s facebook page tagged "An important safety tip." I get the importance of shock value. This photo caught…
Constance Gee's just published memoir, Higher Education: Marijuana at the Mansion, is a terrific book. (Her last name is pronounced with a hard G, as…
Pros & Cons Of Reggae Fest Having outgrown its Benbow Lake Recreation Area venue, the Reggae on the River music festival is seeking a return…
Itinerary: America, more of my America: Sacramento to Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Scottsdale, Arizona for Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesen West, Bentonville, Arkansas for Pea Ridge…